P.C.C.M. 68: Part 6 on the KPD

Hello everyone!

Thanks for staying with us as we come toward the end of our 68th virtual ops series!

Its up to the Kings Port & Western R.R. to forward the remaining cars at West Mill, starting with a block for Mayfield Yard that was dispatched yesterday.

 Here is the Mayfield Transfer heading out of West Mill

After arriving at Mayfield the cars were dispatched on the Daily Morning Job to three nearby industries, starting with Peerless Appliance. Today's weather forecast promises continuous rain which doesn't make the Job's brakeman very happy.    

Peerless is a one car drop off consisting of PC Hi Cube #272242 loaded with electrical equipment from Bruce Electric.  Watch the soggy action at Peerless Appliance in the video below:

Next on the Switchlist is ACME Auto Parts. 

ACME is receiving four large empty cars with instructions regarding their placement at the loading doors.  The NYC 86 foot car #67086 will be set out first at Door #3  TOC/PC #350562 then needs to be set in front of Door #1.  The other two will be set on the second track for unloading later.  Rain continues unabated, dampening our brakeman's spirits.  Watch the action in the video below:

The work at ACME completed, the train heads on to its last stop.

The last stop on this "rain run" is Amalgamated Container (ACCO)

The KP&W will set out a Penn Central Depressed Well Flat that will be loaded with a large tank and a PC boxcar that will be loaded with several pallets of those new black and white 55 gallon drums.  Watch the delivery sequence in the video below:

 That concludes the work of the Daily Morning Job from Mayfield.  Time to dry off and get a hot meal!

The last train of this series on the KPD will be the KP&W's Bloomberg Run from West Mill to the industrial park in this
larger town in the Catskills.  Typically the train is powered by a pair of GP9s but a KP&W motive power shortage at West Mill prompts the assignment of F7A #160 with GP9 #742.  Weather looks clear for today!

Cars on this train include intra-layout move NYC #80755 heading empty to Quality Fabrications...

  
P&LE Drop End Mill Gon  #40331 and two buffer flat cars for an oversize load from Bell Pole.

 Old Pacemaker #174508 still earning money loaded with burlap bags from Moore & Co for Bloomberg's Agway...

...and two KP&W covered hoppers will be forwarded to Agway as well.

 West Mill's SD9 has been busy this series and steps up one last time to tack a KP&W caboose on the rear of the Bloomberg cut and push the cars toward the KP&W locomotives waiting for them.

Pumping air and checking couplers.

Watch the F7A/GP9 shove their train out of West Mill Yard.in the video below:

The train backs up to get past the switch for the mainline.

Now on the main and waiting near WM Tower for permission to proceed to Bloomberg...

On our way!

After an hour long climb the Bloomberg Run reaches Agway and Bell Pole.  The Pacemaker with its burlap bags for feed is set out along with the two KP&W covered hoppers.

Bell Pole is across the tracks from Agway and receives its three car block intended for a special oversized load of telephone poles.

Proceeding to the industrial park where Van Winkle Canning is located we see some intra-layout moves setting up car forwarding for the next P.C.C.M.   The brown P&E boxcar #3638 was pulled empty from Catskill Mt. Press and will be forwarded to REVCO.

The KP&W crew will grab two cars from Van Winkle Canning,...

...PC #360063 which is empty for Canton Box Co. in West Mill...

and PC #229046 which is empty for International Paper.

P&E #3638 is added to the string and pulled away.

The P&E car is later dropped off at REVCO before the final bit of business, the delivery of NYC boxcar #80755 at Quality Fabrications.  This car will be loaded with parts for Reliable Machine for the next P.C.C.M. series.

That concludes the action on the Kings Port Division for this series!  Remember to take a look at John's Blog and Neal's Blog  to follow more virtual ops action..and ship by rail!